The recently launched fifth generation (5G) cellular networks will deliver enhanced wireless communications capabilities to consumers and government alike. Among the most anticipated improvements that have federal agencies racing to adopt 5G technologies are 100 times faster download speeds, a 10-times decrease in latency, increased network capacity, and spectrum access in the mmWave ranges that enables enhanced broadband capabilities.
To guide governmentwide adoption of 5G and related technologies, the Federal Mobility Group’s (FMG) 5G and Mobile Network Infrastructure Working Group (WG) over the past year has undertaken an extensive evaluation of 5G testing approaches.
Their work has culminated in a fuller understanding of 5G testing capabilities; a plan to promote the use of shared testing resources, thereby avoiding duplication by individual agencies; and establishing a framework to support federal agency use-case testing.
National Strategy to Secure 5G
Federal agencies are beginning to explore their options for using 5G to enhance mission delivery and business operations and deliver new applications and services that were not fully accomplished with 4G or WiFi technologies.
The National Strategy to Secure 5G and its implementation plan define four lines of effort to secure 5G infrastructure and systems. The FMG’s 5G testing framework aligns to the Strategy’s “facilitate domestic 5G rollout” goal and its focus on promoting to federal agencies the research, development, testing, and evaluation of new technologies and architectures that advance 5G technology via shared test resources.
Framework to Conduct 5G Testing
To collect information about available 5G testing capabilities, the working group visited labs operated by cellular equipment manufacturers, mobile network operators, federal agencies, and academia. The FMG members received overviews and demonstrations and toured ..
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